Capt. Art Boyd

The Fish King

Capt Art has been fishing ever since he could walk. He is obsessed with BLUE WATER / DEEP SEA fishing and diving. It’s the adventure and excitement each BLUE WATER / DEEP SEA outing brings that compels him so.

Growing up he fished all the land-locked waters of Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi. In these waters he caught limits on bass, trout, crappie, bluegill, catfish, etc. It is known that if Bill Dance or Roland Martin didn’t catch fish on an outing then Capt Art must have been there the day before.

At 20 years of age he joined the United States Air Force and became one of the elite Pararescuemen. Here, he trained in the field of Rescue and Recovery Operations. His favorite training was SCUBA. This started his adventures on the “high seas” that to this day continues to inspire and excite others, hence the name Arts Adventures.

In the Air Force for 30 years Capt Art has fished and dived the world over. His favorite spots are Hawaii, Okinawa and the Philippines. His memorable dive experiences were dry suit dives in Iceland and England; beautiful but just too cold. The Air Force is where Capt Art received most of his boating skills. In the 70s he was part of the 6594 Test Group, Hickam AFB, Hawaii whose primary mission was satellite recovery operations. Later, he led search and rescue teams to Africa and Spain for the Space Shuttle Transoceanic Abort Landing Sites. These contingent operations required parachuting skills that had recurring training in open ocean parachute deployments. For 30 years Capt Art maintained these skills and was the lead boat master instructor. He attended numerous USCG sanctioned schools and maintained his boating skills throughout his 30-year tenure.

Capt Art received orders to Florida, for the second time, in Aug of 93 where he has fished and dived these waters non-stop. Fish behavior and habitat has become second nature to him through all his underwater encounters. He has made hundreds of dives off the Florida coast and has discovered numerous uncharted fish and lobster havens that always bring good results. It is said that if the fish aren’t biting then Capt Art will go down, see what the problem is; and fix it!!! Capt Art retired from the AF in June of 2003. He is now doing what he enjoys the most, FISHING AND DIVING, DEEP SEA ADVENTURES ON FLORIDA’S TREASURE COAST.

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Thank you SO much for an amazing day trip last week (June 24th). My father in law and I had an absolute blast!! I know you said it wasn’t the best day due to the current, but it was hands down one of the best days of the entire vacation. We could hear all day long how tough the fishing was on the radio. You put us on the bait faster than any other boat out there and you put us on the fish (and MORE fish) than any other boat out there. Your first mate, Sebastian, was awesome and made the experience what it was. If you ever get up here to northwest Arkansas and want to do some crappie or striper fishing when they are on let me know!

Happy Customer

Capt. Art, Thanks for a great time fishing on Monday. My sons, grandsons and I really enjoyed fishing with you and Daniel. We have been eating fish ever since Monday. I am saving your website in hopes of getting back to Cape Canaveral for another great time of fishing in the future. Thanks again, Terry, John, Joe, John III,

Zachary & Brandon

Thanks for a great fishing trip! My son worked hard all school year long in anticipation of an AmberJack trip as a reward; thanks for making all the hard work pay off. Fising w/ you and Daniel is an experience my son will remember for a lifetime. At 11 years old, he has quite an extensive fishing resume, but now he has a different respect for AmberJack – a man’s fish! You and Daniel make a rockstar team & over-delivered in both quality and quantity. I’ve attached a few pics of the day & look forward to booking another trip soon. Thank you,

Stephen Fitzpatrick

Thanks again for a great day!!! We had an outstanding time!!! I’ll be sure to recommend you to anyone I know that’s headed to central FL. All the best,

Dan ConryVermilion, OH

I would like to thank you for the fishing trip of a life time. I have fished all over the world and this fishing trip with you and my two sons on 23 Aug 2012 will go down as the best ever!!! Not only did you put us on large fish but what a variety. We caught red snapper, warsaw grouper, wahoo, king mackerel, sharks, vermillion snapper, black sea bass and trigger fish. Just catching the bait was a great time!! You and deck hand “Matt” were great. You are a true professionals. I have already spread the word about our great trip with you. Again, thank you and I hope to go out with you again next year when I’m down your way.

Jerry HeckGloucester, Virginia

Thanks again for an awesome fishing trip!!!! Boat was sweet and Daniel was amazing! I’ve been on about 10 professional charters from St Lucia to Mexico and he was by far the best I’ve seen. He was crazy fast and jumping in the water with no hesitation or complaining was impressive to say the least. You guys have a great thing and I’m sure your business will reflect that. I will send some pics your way as soon as I get them all together. Thanks again! And I will be booking another trip with you in the near future! PS Any tips on cooking Cobia, Kingfish, and Amberjack as far as flavor would be great:). Thanks again!